An overview of wild mushroom species, edibility/toxicity, and field identification methods. This course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and their relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class.

Olympic National Forest

Olympic Park Institute-Lake Crescent

111 Barnes Point Road, Port Angeles

The EOS Alliance is offering this course which is an overview of wild musroom species, edibility/toxicity, and field idenfitication methods for wild mushroom species. This course provides an introduction to wild mushroom identification. Emphasis is on basic identification skills, including edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes. Students will learn what to look for and terminology used to distinguish common mushrooms and their relatives. Basic fungal biology and ecology will be discussed. Advanced students are welcome and would also benefit from the class. The course is $425 for the 2 1/2 days, Register Online. There is also a recommended list of items to bring since much of the course is taught in the Olympic Forest outdoors – see those recommendations http://www.eosalliance.org/bio-302_what_to_bring.htm

The hearing will provide a chance for the community to speak to the Parks Levy Committee on the proposed criteria before they are formally approved. The Levy Committee will make a preliminary decision on the criteria at their October 26 meeting.

Distribution of the criteria to the public will occur immediately thereafter via announcements in local news blogs. The November 9 public comment date provides close to 2 weeks for review of the proposed criteria by the public. A Parks Levy community meeting is scheduled for November 10; and the Committee is scheduled for final approval of the criteria at its November 23 meeting.

Parks & Rec Board Room

Denny Park, 100 Dexter Ave N.

The hearing will provide a chance for the community to speak to the Parks Levy Committee on the proposed criteria before they are formally approved. The Levy Committee will make a preliminary decision on the criteria at their October 26 meeting.

Distribution of the criteria to the public will occur immediately thereafter via announcements in local news blogs. The November 9 public comment date provides close to 2 weeks for review of the proposed criteria by the public. A Parks Levy community meeting is scheduled for November 10; and the Committee is scheduled for final approval of the criteria at its November 23 meeting.

Neighborhood Traffic Operations (NTO), a workgroup within Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is holding neighborhood traffic safety meetings in the community. These meetings are geared toward residents who are interested in working with NTO concerning speeding on

their residential street. This meeting is specifically for the Delridge area (other meetings are scheduled for other Seattle neighborhoods). The meetings will include a power point presentation, with a brief overview of different traffic calming options, what steps a neighborhood must take to be considered for traffic calming, criteria staff use to prioritize projects, and possible funding sources. Residents will also be trained in the proper use of radar speed guns. If residents want to enroll their street in the traffic calming program, a representative from their street must attend one of these meetings.

Neighborhood Traffic Operations (NTO), a workgroup within Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) is holding neighborhood traffic safety meetings in the community. These meetings are geared toward residents who are interested in working with NTO concerning speeding on their residential street. This meeting is specifically for the Delridge area (other meetings are scheduled for other Seattle neighborhoods). The meetings will include a PowerPoint™ presentation, with a brief overview of different traffic calming options, what steps a neighborhood must take to be considered for traffic calming, criteria staff use to prioritize projects, and possible funding sources. Residents will also be trained in the proper use of radar speed guns. If residents want to enroll their street in the traffic calming program, a representative from their street must attend one of these meetings.

Steam meets, free and open to the public, are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10am until 2pm. Steam meets include operating hot gas, gasoline, air, and steam engines, beverages, snacks, and guided plant tours including oral history and dynamic display of plant engines. Cited below are some links to videos and photos of this local but hardly-known cultural and engineering feature:

Steam meets, free and open to the public, are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10am until 2pm. Steam meets include operating hot gas, gasoline, air, and steam engines, beverages, snacks, and guided plant tours including oral history and dynamic display of plant engines. Cited below are some links to videos and photos of this local but hardly-known cultural and engineering feature:

The Seattle Community ReLeaf Pilot Program is starting now! EarthCorps has teamed up with the City of Seattle to provide free trees to residents of the Beacon Hill, Georgetown and West Seattle Junction/Genesee Hill and Westwood/ Roxhill neighborhoods. These communities have some of the lowest canopy cover on residential property in Seattle respectively and some of the highest planting potential. Existing tree cover:

Beacon Hill 19%

Georgetown 17%

West Seattle Junction/Genesee Hill 19%

Westwood/Roxhill 17%

Through the program, residents of the targeted neighborhoods can apply for free trees for their property and street planting strips. Trees will be available for residents to pick up in early December. A workshop on proper tree planting and care will be provided for tree recipients. Tree watering bags will be provided next spring to ensure the young trees thrive. For more information on the program, contact: Lina Rose, EarthCorps Project Manager at 206-793.2454 or email at lina@earthcorps.org. For more general information asbout Earthcorps, go to www.earthcorps.org. To download the tree application in PDF format, click here.

Important Dates to Remember:

October – Sign up to receive free trees

November 16th – Free Tree Applications Due

December 5th & 6th – Pick up your free trees and learn about how to plant and care for them

May (Date TBD) – Pick up your water bags to help your trees survive the dry summer.

EarthCorps launches Seattle Community ReLeaf Program with Free Trees.

Tree Applications due Monday, November 16.

The Seattle Community ReLeaf Pilot Program is starting now! EarthCorps has teamed up with the City of Seattle to provide free trees to residents of the Beacon Hill, Georgetown and West Seattle Junction/Genesee Hill and Westwood/ Roxhill neighborhoods. These communities have some of the lowest canopy cover on residential property in Seattle respectively and some of the highest planting potential. Existing tree cover:

Beacon Hill 19%

Georgetown 17%

West Seattle Junction/Genesee Hill 19%

Westwood/Roxhill 17%

Through the program, residents of the targeted neighborhoods can apply for free trees for their property and street planting strips. Trees will be available for residents to pick up in early December. A workshop on proper tree planting and care will be provided for tree recipients. Tree watering bags will be provided next spring to ensure the young trees thrive. For more information on the program, contact: Lina Rose, EarthCorps Project Manager at 206-793.2454 or email at lina@earthcorps.org. For more general information asbout Earthcorps, go to www.earthcorps.org. To download the tree application in PDF format, click here.

Important Dates to Remember:

October – Sign up to receive free trees

November 16th – Free Tree Applications Due

December 5th & 6th – Pick up your free trees and learn about how to plant and care for them

May (Date TBD) – Pick up your water bags to help your trees survive the dry summer.

This 8 hour class is about systems thinking, systems in the natural world, and ways to increase your ability to address complex problems. The class will give you the competence and confidence to start using systems thinking in your organizations and communities to better understand complex problems – whether you find them in the natural environment or in social systems. Participants will learn what makes a system a system, and why systems thinking is so useful and so necessary in our world. You’ll learn the ways and habits of systems thinking, as well as how to apply these habits. You’ll learn about some systems thinking tools, such as causal loops and behavior over time graphs, and how to identify feedback loops. You’ll use the “iceberg model” to deepen your understanding of leverage points for change. At the end, you’ll put it all together – applications and practice. Learning will occur through hands-on activities such as: small group conversations, large group dialogue, individual reflection, system thinking games, viewing personal stories through a new lens, and the collaborative exploration of complex problems. Both instructors’ intense interest in the natural world has been enriched through the study and application of systems thinking, instructors are About the Instructors: Steven Byers, M.A., M.S. – Steve designs and hosts learning conversations for teams, organizations, and communities seeking significant change through a shift in thinking. His clients include government agencies, corporations, schools, Veterans, grassroots groups, and anyone wanting to create and nurture community. In his work he emphasizes the power of good questions to generate meaningful conversations; and Colleen Ponto, Ed.D. – Colleen Ponto teaches at Seattle University where she is a core faculty member of the Organization Systems Renewal Graduate Program which specializes in helping adult learners to become designers and leaders of systemic organizational change. Colleen also leads a nonprofit organization in her community focusing on creating a sustainable future through park preservation, community collaboration, and innovative educational experiences. Registration is $195 , and there is a $155 reduced tuition for students, and other categories. To register online go to http://e2ma.net/go/2293394511/2081509/77691358/7719/goto:https://nwetc.org/registration_process/reg_sust-304_11-09_seattle/registration.htm . For more information call 206-762-1976.

650 South Orcas Street, Suite 220

This 8 hour class is about systems thinking, systems in the natural world, and ways to increase your ability to address complex problems. The class will give you the competence and confidence to start using systems thinking in your organizations and communities to better understand complex problems – whether you find them in the natural environment or in social systems. Participants will learn what makes a system a system, and why systems thinking is so useful and so necessary in our world. You’ll learn the ways and habits of systems thinking, as well as how to apply these habits. You’ll learn about some systems thinking tools, such as causal loops and behavior over time graphs, and how to identify feedback loops. You’ll use the “iceberg model” to deepen your understanding of leverage points for change. At the end, you’ll put it all together – applications and practice. Learning will occur through hands-on activities such as: small group conversations, large group dialogue, individual reflection, system thinking games, viewing personal stories through a new lens, and the collaborative exploration of complex problems. Both instructors’ intense interest in the natural world has been enriched through the study and application of systems thinking.

About the Instructors: Steven Byers, M.A., M.S. – Steve designs and hosts learning conversations for teams, organizations, and communities seeking significant change through a shift in thinking. His clients include government agencies, corporations, schools, Veterans, grassroots groups, and anyone wanting to create and nurture community. In his work he emphasizes the power of good questions to generate meaningful conversations; and Colleen Ponto, Ed.D. – Colleen Ponto teaches at Seattle University where she is a core faculty member of the Organization Systems Renewal Graduate Program which specializes in helping adult learners to become designers and leaders of systemic organizational change. Colleen also leads a nonprofit organization in her community focusing on creating a sustainable future through park preservation, community collaboration, and innovative educational experiences. Registration is $195 , and there is a $155 reduced tuition for students, and other categories. To register online go to http://e2ma.net/go/2293394511/2081509/77691358/7719/goto:https://nwetc.org/registration_process/reg_sust-304_11-09_seattle/registration.htm. For more information call 206-762-1976.

Steam meets, free and open to the public, are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10am until 2pm. Steam meets include operating hot gas, gasoline, air, and steam engines, beverages, snacks, and guided plant tours including oral history and dynamic display of plant engines. Cited below are some links to videos and photos of this local but hardly-known cultural and engineering feature:

Steam meets, free and open to the public, are held on the 2nd Saturday of each month, from 10am until 2pm. Steam meets include operating hot gas, gasoline, air, and steam engines, beverages, snacks, and guided plant tours including oral history and dynamic display of plant engines. Cited below are some links to videos and photos of this local but hardly-known cultural and engineering feature:

Always a sell-out, this year Sustainable West Seattle and West Seattle CoolMom will be joining BALLE Seattle in hosting the Eat Local Now! fundraising dinner promoting and educating about local food systems – featuring local chefs and locally produced food. Start the evening with a beverage and appetizers, bidding on silent auction items and chatting with local organizations about local food efforts, how to grow your own edible garden, and connect to your local food community. Dinner will be served around 6/6:30, followed by presentations until 8 or so including Dave Muehleisen of 21 Acres and the announcement of the recipient of the Jeff Fairhall Local Food Hero Award. Top off the evening dancing the night away.

6th Annual Eat Local Now Dinner Celebration

Sunday, October 11, Alki Mason Lodge, 5:00 – 10:00 pm

Always a sell-out, this year Sustainable West Seattle and West Seattle CoolMom will be joining BALLE Seattle in hosting the Eat Local Now! fundraising dinner promoting and educating about local food systems – featuring local chefs and locally produced food. Start the evening with a beverage and appetizers, bidding on silent auction items and chatting with local organizations about local food efforts, how to grow your own edible garden, and connect to your local food community. Dinner will be served around 6/6:30, followed by presentations until 8 or so including Dave Muehleisen of 21 Acres and the announcement of the recipient of the Jeff Fairhall Local Food Hero Award. Top off the evening dancing the night away.